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''Leopoldia comosa'' (syn. ''Muscari comosum'') is a perennial bulbous plant. Usually called the tassel hyacinth, it is one of a number of species and genera also known as grape hyacinths. It is found in rocky ground and cultivated areas, such as cornfields and vineyards,〔, p. 502 (under the name ''M. comosum'')〕 in south-east Europe to Turkey and Iran,〔 but has naturalized elsewhere. Other common names include Tufted Grape Hyacinth, Hairy Muscari and Edible Muscari. Described by Oleg Polunin as "a striking plant", it has a tuft of bright blue to violet-blue sterile flowers above brownish-green fertile flowers, which open from dark blue buds.〔 This tuft gives rise to the name "tassel hyacinth".〔, p. 130 (under the name ''M. comosum'')〕 The flower stem is 20–60 cm tall; individual flowers are borne on long stalks, purple in the case of the sterile upper flowers. Mature fertile flowers are 5–10 mm long with stalks of this length or more and are bell-shaped, opening at the mouth, where there are paler lobes. The linear leaves are 5–15 mm wide, with a central channel.〔〔 ''L. comosa'' naturalizes easily and may become invasive. It has spread northwards from its original distribution, for example appearing in the British Isles in the 16th century. The edible bulb is eaten in some Mediterranean countries, and under the name in Apulia and Basilicata, where it is grown for this purpose.〔http://www.lampascione.it/ Lampascioni.it (in Italian) 〕 In Greek it is called βολβοί, βροβιούς ''volví, vrovioús''. In Greece and especially on Crete, it is considered a real delicacy and collected in the wild. The cleaned bulbs are boiled several times, pickled. and then kept in olive oil. In a cultivar called 'Monstrosum' or 'Plumosum', all the flowers have become branched purple stems.〔 == Gallery == Image:Lampascioni.jpg|, made from bulbs of ''Leopoldia comosum'', is a gastronomic specialty of the Italian region of Apulia File:Muscari comosum 1.jpg|Leaves of the plant File:Muscari comosum Sturm40.jpg|Illustration from Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm) 1796. ''Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen'', plate 40. File:M.c.Plumosum4.JPG|Ornamental cultivar 'Plumosum' File:Muscari_à_toupet_à_Djerba.jpg|Clear flower view, Djerba island, Tunisia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leopoldia comosa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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